Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-11-24
Miscellaneous News Notes.

Fifth Auditor Eickhoff, in his annual re-
port, shows: During the year accounts
were examined involving the disbursement
OF 1922, S7S, 9S2 in the diplomatic, consul.
ar and internal revenue services. In the
consular service there was an excess OF
$31,7l7 OF receipts over expenditures,
showing that the service is not only self
sustaining, but is a source OF rever ne. Con-
sular fees amounted to $3.50, CSC, and ex-
ceeded the amount OF any previous year.
At New York, Charles Cavana. a porter,
died after most horrible agony. He was
bitten by a dog Oct s.
At Omaha. Joseph j.. Hegner, a German
attending a business college, blew out his
brains because his stepiather would not
pay him $500 which he owed him.
Two Montana gentlemen laid a wager as
to whether Shepard & Winston beat the
record for railroad building, and the de-
cision says they did.
At a large meeting at Plymouth church,
Brooklyn, n. Y, it was decided to extend
a call to the Rev. Charles A. Berry OF VOL
northampton to become the pastor OF the
church. There were 700 or 500 members
voting, and there was only one vote cast
in the negative.
and Mrs. Fernando Yznoga, prominent
members OF New York society, are in San
Francisco for the purpose of acquiring "a
legal residence there. with a view to Sc
curing divorces from their husbands.
At the meeting OF the national pension
committee OF the Grand Army OF the Re.
public in New York, the committee out.
lined a pension measure to be presented
to congress at the next session, ineIudinp a
disability bill, equalization OF disabilities.
and pensions for veterans widows and Sc.
verely manned veterans.
A genuine case OF leprosy is discovered
at Hudson, Wis.
The st. Paul Ice palace and cele.
bration will begin Jan. %, 1883, and is al
ready an assured success.
President McCosh says he resigned the
presidency OF Princeton college solely on
account oil his age, which lie over seventy.
A committee of District Assembly Oh.
knighes OF Labor, New York. is indicted
FOR conspiracy, having prevented . non.
member from obtaining work.
The statement is published in New York.
that the chiefs OF the police decided that
hereafter the anarchists will not be allowed
70 meet, and that the carrying Of any
banners or badges or the playinp az
any music, should they ATTEMPT to parade
will not be permitted.
The york OF the board OF pension appeals
is practically up 20 date for the first time
In the history Of the board. The extra
force has been relieved from further dutv,
AT Euiaula, Ala, Eliza, the nineteen.
year-old daughter OF jos ph Randall NJ
Qultman county, Ga, killed her father be.
cause he forbade her going out nights. ON
penalty OF chastisement. The girl shot at
him and then fractured his skull. with ar
AK. The murderer is in jail.
At the request OF Chairman i. w M;d
ley a meeting OF the general manager 81
the western lines vas held in Chicago To
prepare a pa agreement for 1888. Fonr.
teen lines wer represented. It was AGREED
70 issue p sses to employees onlv. and to
grant neither state nor Interstate passes
during 1888 with q view of infiuencing
freight or passenger traffic.
The controller of the currency ba.an
proved the Second National bank =,
nd Forks as reserve agent. =
General Land Commissioners sna..
writes 1ne president, rendering his ~resiQna,
eon and attempting to defend his position.
Postmasters commissioned: Dakota
Langdon, Il. X. McKeown. Iowa: Ion X
kean; Orange City, H. Slikkerver. Fourtb.
sass postmaster appointed Dakota;
Inc general missionary COMMITTEES ~ ~.
tho church at New York rsce,ti.
niade the following additional apnortion.
ments OF the home missionary fund: srsr.
Hinayian missions. $47,4f5, inclnd;r.
Swedish, $1,000: Gerran
missions, $4,000. Appropriations were
] a,so mace Tor the French. Japanese ana
nsss missions IN the United States.